K-LEARNING | March.27.2024

Exploring Syllables and Engaging in the Art of Syllable Play

Have you ever heard of the Syllable Game?

 

 

In Korea, besides games based on initial, medial, and final sounds, games that utilize the concept of syllables are also popular. 

 

If you watch variety shows produced by Na Young-seok, you'll often see quizzes that make use of syllables. Today, I will introduce this concept of syllables.

 

Na PD has produced a number of popular TV shows, including <1 Night 2 Days>, , , and . < Grandpas Over Flowers> was even remade in the United States, under the name !

 

 

The concept of syllables varies from country to country. 

 

 

It's recommended to learn about the concept of syllables in Korea and then compare it with the concept in your own country.

 

 

📍 The information below is partially excerpted from the learning materials of the Korean board game JEONGEUM-Card.

 

 

In Hangeul, a combination of initial, medial, and final sound letters forms a group of sounds, which can also be referred to as a unit of pronunciation. 

 

This is what a syllable is! 

Pretty simple, right?

 

 

Let's understand syllables through the previous content's example, '사랑해 (Love you)’.

 

📍 Mastering Sounds: Learn to Combine Hangeul Vowels and Consonants

 

 

Here's a quiz!

How many syllables are in the following sentence?

 

 

If you answered, 

 

"Including spaces,  a total of 10 syllables!"

 

❌❌❌❌❌ That's wrong! 😱

 

Spaces don't count as they're not sounds. 

 

So, only '무/궁/화/꽃/이/피/었/습/니/다' are considered syllables, making a total of 10 syllables!

 

If someone suggests playing a ‘2-syllable game’ to you, now you know how to respond, right?

 

 

Alright, 

 

let's try saying five two-syllable Korean words in 10 seconds!

 

10

 

9

 

8

 

7

 

6

 

5

 

4

 

3

 

2

 

1

 

 

한국(Korea), 

 

공부(study), 

 

학생(student), 

 

여행(travel)

 

...

 

사랑(love)!

 

 

See you in the next content, bye!

 

 

📍 Source of this content: KONOGRAM.com

 

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